No. 8 BYU is leaning into a familiar look for one of the biggest stages in program history.
When the Cougars face No. 2 Notre Dame, they’ll be back in their classic home setup: royal jerseys, white pants and a white helmet with a royal blue facemask, the program announced Monday morning. It’s the same combination that served as BYU’s primary uniform look through the 1980s and most of the 1990s, back when the program was at its peak.
That matters here. BYU-Notre Dame could end up being one of the most watched regular-season games in the school’s history, if not the most watched. On a day like that, the Cougars are putting their identity front and center, and this is the look most closely tied to BYU’s rise under LaVell Edwards.
The last time BYU wore these uniforms was in November in 2025 against TCU, and it paid off in a big way. The Cougars turned in their best performance of the season that night and rolled to a blowout win over a nine-win TCU team.
BYU hasn’t always made that kind of choice in the spotlight. In 2022 against Notre Dame, the Cougars went with a blackout uniform combination that didn’t line up with the program’s brand, and they haven’t worn it since.
Then in 2025 against Texas Tech, another College GameDay showcase, BYU changed things up again by ditching the classic helmet logo for a Sailor Coug logo. This time, though, the program seems to have settled on a safer and more familiar option for a game everyone knew would be the most important one on the home schedule as soon as it was released.
BYU has already cycled through six uniform combinations in six games this season. It wore royal home uniforms with royal helmets against Utah Tech.
Against Arizona in the first conference game, the Cougars unveiled a new look with white helmets and all royal uniforms. On the road against Colorado State, BYU went with all white and navy trim.
Against TCU, it was all white with royal helmets. And against Iowa State, the Cougars broke out the classic navy home uniforms for the first time since 2021.
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